Accreditation

1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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Target Audience

This satellite symposium is intended for an international audience of physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers involved with palliative care of patients. In addition, healthcare professionals in the areas of gynecologic oncology, heart failure, and interventional pain management will benefit.

Description

This activity is a recording of lectures presented live on March 16, 2007 during the 11th International Palliative Medicine Symposium.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review the medical management of complications and symptoms related to bone metastases.
2. Appraise the non-pharmacologic management of vertebral fractures.
3. Recognize indications and contraindications to osteoplasty.

Activity Director

Mellar Davis, MD, FCCP
Director of Research
The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Author / Faculty

Susan LeGrand, MD, FACP;  Isador Lieberman, MD, FRSC

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Mellar Davis, MD — Consulting: Mallinckrodt, Valeant

Susan LeGrand, MD, FACP  — Teaching and Speaking: Kyphon

Isador Lieberman, MD, FRSC —Board Membership : Merlot OrthopediX
                                            — Consulting: Axiomed Spine, Cross Trees Medical,                                                  Kyphon, Mazor, Transl
                                            — Founder : Merlot OrthopediX
                                            — Inventor: Axiomed, Cross Trees Medical, DePuy,                                                     Mazor, Stryker, Transl
                                            — Management Position: Merlot OrthopediX
                                            — Membership on Advisory Committee or Review                                                     Panels: Axiomed, Cross Trees Medical, Kyphon,                                                     Mazor, Transl
                                            — Teaching and Speaking: Axiomed, Kyphon, Transl